centipede
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Since replacing windows can cost enough arms and legs to make a human centipede, it’s worth looking into adding interior insulating layers to your existing windows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The mamma centipede may have a face like a David Cronenberg nightmare, but she's a devoted parent, curling around the wriggly bits of multi-legged spaghetti she calls her offspring to protect them.
From Salon • May 11, 2025
And despite having an elaborate, curling centipede inked on his face and neck, he’s crestfallen that Bailey would let a friend cut off her locks before the big day.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2024
Mr Prendini is the curator of the spider, scorpion, centipede and millipede collections at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, according to the museum's website.
From BBC • May 13, 2024
I punched big Rondell in the shoulder and we both laughed and I showed him how I could make centipede movements in the wind with my hand.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: cent
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